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Hayes Carll’s “What It Is” named top Americana album in 2019

The Americana Music Association reports that Hayes’ Carll’s “What It Is” was the most played album on Americana radio stations in 2019, just ahead of the most recent releases by Josh Ritter and the Lumineers.

The Top 10:

  1. Hayes Carll – What It Is
  2. Josh Ritter – Fever Breaks
  3. The Lumineers – III
  4. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real – Turn Off the News (Build A Garden)
  5. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs
  6. Jade Bird – Jade Bird
  7. Mavis Staples – We Get By
  8. Ryan Bingham – American Love Song
  9. Yola – Walk Through Fire
  10. The Avett Brothers- Closer Than Together

The full list of the Top 100 can be found here.

Lumineers top 2019 Americana singles list with “Gloria”

The Lumineers’ “Gloria” was the most-played Americana music song of the year, according to a tally released this morning by the Americana Music Association.

The Top 10:

  1. Lumineers – “Gloria”
  2. Josh Ritter – “Old Black Magic”
  3. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real – “Bad Case”
  4. Brittany Howard – “Stay High”
  5. The Avett Brothers – “High Steppin'”
  6. Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Hard Case”
  7. Mavis Staples – “Change”
  8. Ryan Bingham “Jingle and Go”
  9. Tyler Childers – “All Your’n”
  10. Hayes Carll – “None’ya”

Here’s the full list of the Top 100 singles from the Americana Music Association.

Top 100 albums in Americana music

The Americana Music Association has just released the Top 100 Americana Albums of the year based on radio airplay. No surprise in the top two slots, with Jason Isbell and Christ Stapleton leading the way. But it’s a treat to see multiple generations in the upper reaches,  with Steve Earle at #5 and his son Justin Towns Earle at #7. Lukas Nelson is at #8, while his father Willie Nelson holds down #11.

 

2017 Americana Airplay Chart Top 100 Albums

1
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
The Nashville Sound
2
Chris Stapleton
From A Room:  Volume 1
3
Nikki Lane
Highway Queen
4
Ryan Adams
Prisoner
5
Steve Earle
So You Wannabe An Outlaw
6
Band Of Heathens
Duende
7
Justin Townes Earle
Kids In The Street
8
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
9
Son Volt
Notes of Blue
10
Old 97s
Graveyard Whistling
11
Willie Nelson
God’s Problem Child
12
Rodney Crowell
Close Ties
13
Mavericks
Brand New Day
14
Valerie June
The Order Of Time
15
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Way Out West
16
JD McPherson
Undivided Heart And Soul
17
Pokey LaFarge
Manic Revelations
18
Jamestown Revival
The Education Of A Wandering Man
19
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
Prick Of The Litter
20
Gregg Allman
Southern Blood
21
Taj Mahal & Keb Mo
TajMo
22
Tift Merritt
Stitch Of The World
23
Slaid Cleaves
Ghost On The Car Radio
24
North Mississippi Allstars
Prayer For Peace
25
Rhiannon Giddens
Freedom Highway
26
Alison Krauss
Windy City
27
David Rawlings
Poor David’s Almanack
28
Dan Auerbach
Waiting On A Song
29
Secret Sisters
You Don’t Own Me Anymore
30
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Tell The Devil I’m Gettin’ There As Fast As I Can
31
Will Hoge
Anchors
32
Infamous Stringdusters
Laws Of Gravity
33
Drive-By Truckers
American Band
34
Alejandro Escovedo
Burn Something Beautiful
35
Tyler Childers
Purgatory
36
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Silver Tears
37
John Prine
For Better, Or Worse
38
Kasey Chambers
Dragonfly
39
Reckless Kelly
Sunset Motel
40
Sunny Sweeney
Trophy
41
Josh Ritter
Gathering
42
Bruce Robison & The Back Porch Band
Bruce Robison & The Back Porch Band
43
Brent Cobb
Shine On Rainy Day
44
Old Crow Medicine Show
50 Years Of Blonde On Blonde
45
Jason Eady
Jason Eady
46
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
Not Dark Yet
47
Chuck Prophet
Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
48
Shinyribs
I Got Your Medicine
49
Jim Lauderdale
London Southern
50
Hurray For The Riff Raff
The Navigator
51
Shannon McNally
Black Irish
52
Angaleena Presley
Wrangled
53
Wilco
Schmilco
54
Dustbowl Revival
The Dustbowl Revival
55
Margo Price
All American Made
56
Robert Earl Keen
Live Dinner Reunion
57
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Souvenir
58
Bruce Cockburn
Bone On Bone
59
Gillian Welch
Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg
60
Mastersons
Transient Lullaby
61
Iron & Wine
Beast Epic
62
Hiss Golden Messenger
Hallelujah Anyhow
63
Jim Lauderdale
This Changes Everything
64
Eilen Jewell
Down Hearted Blues
65
John Moreland
Big Bad Luv
66
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Kings And Kings
67
Todd Snider
Eastside Bulldog
68
Various – The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris
An All-Star Concert Celebration
69
Neil Young
Peace Trail
70
Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough
Mockingbird Soul
71
Samantha Fish
Chills & Fever
72
Blackberry Smoke
Like An Arrow
73
Ruthie Foster
Joy Comes Back
74
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
75
David Luning
Restless
76
Jesse Dayton
The Revealer
77
Old Crow Medicine Show
Best Of Old Crow Medicine Show
78
Paul Cauthen
My Gospel
79
Ray Davies
Americana
80
Wayne Hancock
Slingin’ Rhythm
81
Colter Wall
Colter Wall
82
Chris Hillman
Bidin’ My Time
83
Radney Foster
For You To See The Stars
84
Amanda Shires
My Piece Of Land
85
Jade Jackson
Gilded
86
Lucinda Williams
This Sweet Old World
87
Chuck Berry
Chuck
88
Jackie Greene
The Modern Lives Vol. 1
89
Govt Mule
Revolution Come…Revolution Go
90
Tim O’Brien
Where The River Meets The Road
91
Lillie Mae
Forever And Then Some
92
Yonder Mountain String Band
Love. Ain’t Love
93
Joan Osborne
Songs Of Bob Dylan
94
Dead Man Winter
Furnace
95
Seth Walker
Gotta Get Back
96
Jeffery Halford & The Healers
Lo-Fi Dreams
97
Dwight Yoakam
Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…
98
Whiskey Gentry
Dead Ringer
99
Great American Taxi
Dr. Feel Good’s Traveling Medicine Show
100
Moot Davis
Hierarchy Of Crows

 

Most played 2015: Americana Music Association Top 100

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The Americana Music Association today released  its year-end compilation of the Top 100 Albums of the Year, tracking the most-played Americana albums from  December 2, 2014 through November 30, 2015. Jason Isbell has the top album of the year, followed by JD McPherson, Brandi Carlile,  Alabama Shakes, Steve Earle and the Dukes, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kacey Musgraves, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Chris Stapleton and the Mavericks.
The full list:
Jason Isbell                                                           Something More Than Free
JD McPherson                                                       Let The Good Times Roll
Brandi Carlile                                                         The Firewatcher’s Daughter
Alabama Shakes                                                    Sound & Color
Steve Earle & The Dukes                                        Terraplane
Ray Wylie Hubbard                                                 The Ruffian’s Misfortune
Kacey Musgraves                                                   Pageant Material
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell                  The Traveling Kind
Chris Stapleton                                                       Traveller
Mavericks                                                                  Mono
Robert Earl Keen                                                     Happy Prisoner – The Bluegrass Sessions
Ryan Bingham                                                         Fear And Saturday Night
Dwight Yoakam                                                       Second Hand Heart
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard                                  Django and Jimmie
James McMurtry                                                     Complicated Game
Richard Thompson                                                   Still
Rhiannon Giddens                                                    Tomorrow Is My Turn
Asleep at the Wheel                                                 Still The King, Celebrating The Music of Bob Wills
Calexico                                                                  Edge Of The Sun
Eilen Jewell                                                             Sundown Over Ghost Town
Amy Helm                                                               Didn’t It Rain
Dale Watson                                                            Call Me Insane
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin                                             Lost Time
Houndmouth                                                             Little Neon Limelight
Allison Moorer                                                           Down To Believing
Watkins Family Hour                                                  Watkins Family Hour
Rhett Miller                                                                The Traveler
Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes                Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes
Pokey LaFarge                                                           Something In The Water
Sonny Landreth                                                           Bound By The Blues
Patty Griffin                                                                Servant Of Love
Kasey Chambers                                                         Bittersweet
Uncle Lucius                                                                The Light
Ashley Monroe                                                             The Blade
Warren Haynes Featuring Railroad Earth             Ashes & Dust
Leon Bridges                                                                Coming Home
John Moreland                                                              High On Tulsa Heat
Punch Brothers                                                             The Phosphorescent Blues
Blackberry Smoke                                                         Holding All The Roses
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors                                      Medicine
Sam Outlaw                                                                   Angeleno
Don Henley                                                                    Cass County
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams                          Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Joe Ely                                                                           Panhandle Rambler
Nathaniel Rateliff and The Nightsweats                              Nathaniel Rateliff and The Nightsweats
Jimmy LaFave                                                                 The Night Tribe
Lucinda Williams                                                           Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone
Los Lobos                                                                         Gates Of Gold
Statesboro Revue                                                              Jukehouse Revival
Mark Knopfler                                                                    Tracker
The Bros. Landreth                                                             Let It Lie
Josh Ritter                                                                         Sermon On The Rocks
Bottle Rockets                                                                   South Broadway Athletic Club
The Mike & Ruthy Band                                                      Bright As You Can
Gretchen Peters                                                                 Blackbirds
Whitey Morgan & The 78s                                                   Sonic Ranch
Will Hoge                                                                           Small Town Dreams
Jorma Kaukonen                                                                 Ain’t In No Hurry
Whitehorse                                                                          Leave No Bridge Unburned
Langhorne Slim                                                                    The Spirit Moves
Justin Townes Earle                                                              Absent Fathers
Turnpike Troubadours                                                            Turnpike Troubadours
The Deslondes                                                                      The Deslondes
Milk Carton Kids                                                                    Monterey
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line                                      Wake
Leftover Salmon                                                                     High Country
Shelby Lynne                                                                          I Can’t Imagine
J.J. Grey And Mofro                                                                Ol’ Glory
Laura Marling                                                                          Short Movie
American Aquarium                                                                 Wolves
Honeycutters                                                                           Me Oh My
Daniel Romano                                                                         If I’ve Only One Time Askin’
Jonathan Tyler                                                                         Holy Smokes
Black Lillies                                                                             Hard To Please
Shakey Graves                                                                        And The War Came
Jackie Greene                                                                          Back To Birth
Anne McCue                                                                             Blue Sky Thinkin’
Wood Brothers                                                                          Paradise
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers                                                    Loved Wild Lost
The Grahams                                                                           Glory Bound
Sugarcane Jane                                                                        Dirt Road’s End
Glen Hansard                                                                            Didn’t He Ramble
Steeldrivers                                                                              The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds                                                The Weather Below
Stoney LaRue                                                                             Aviator
Sam Lewis                                                                               Waiting On You
Honey Honey                                                                            3
Della Mae                                                                                 Della Mae
Darrell Scott                                                                             10 Songs of Ben Bullington
Dar Williams                                                                             Emerald
Yonder Mountain String Band                                                     Black Sheep
Ryan Adams                                                                             Ryan Adams
William Clark Green                                                                   Ringling Road
Whitney Rose                                                                            Heartbreaker Of The Year
Underhill Rose                                                                            The Great Tomorrow
Liz Longley                                                                                 Liz Longley
Shawn Colvin                                                                              Uncovered
Waifs                                                                                          Beautiful You
The Lone Bellow                                                                          Then Came The Morning
Kentucky HeadHunters                                                                 Meet Me In Blues Land

Americana Music Association’s Top 100 albums

ama_logo_button_redThe Americana music Association has just released its list of the top 100 Americana music albums, based on airplay between December 2, 2013 and December 1, 2014. It’s no surprise that genre veterans like Rosanne Cash, Nickel Creek and Rodney Crowell top the list, but it’s gratifying to see emerging artists like Nikki Lane, Shovels and Rope and Lake Street Dive break into the top 10.
The full list:
Rosanne Cash                                                                   The River & The Thread
Nickel Creek                                                                      A Dotted Line
Rodney Crowell                                                                Tarpaper Sky
Hard Working Americans                                              Hard Working Americans
Old Crow Medicine Show                                               Remedy
Nikki Lane                                                                         All Or Nothin’
Lake Street Dive                                                               Bad Self Portraits
Shovels And Rope                                                             Swimmin’ Time
John Hiatt                                                                          Terms Of My Surrender
Sturgill Simpson                                                                Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin                                                    Common Ground
St. Paul & The Broken Bones                                           Half The City
Parker Millsap                                                                    Parker Millsap
Willie Nelson                                                                      Band Of Brothers
Paul Thorn                                                                          Too Blessed To Be Stressed
Lucinda Williams                                                              Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone
Trampled By Turtles                                                         Wild Animals
Various – A Tribute To Jackson Browne                       Looking Into You
Keb Mo                                                                                 BLUESAmericana
Secret Sisters                                                                      Put Your Needle Down
John Fullbright                                                                  Songs
Amos Lee                                                                            Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song
Jamestown Revival                                                           Utah
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison                                          Our Year
Jason Eady                                                                         Daylight & Dark
Infamous Stringdusters                                                   Let It Go
Chuck Mead                                                                       Free State Serenade
Sarah Jarosz                                                                      Build Me Up From Bones
Billie Joe & Norah Jones                                                 Foreverly
Justin Townes Earle                                                         Single Mothers
Ryan Adams                                                                       Ryan Adams
Johnny Cash                                                                       Out Among The Stars
First Aid Kit                                                                        Stay Gold
Carlene Carter                                                                    Carter Girl
Devil Makes Three                                                             I’m A Stranger Here
Red Molly                                                                            The Red Album
Duhks                                                                                   Beyond The Blue
Mastersons                                                                          Good Luck Charm
Will Hoge                                                                             Never Give In
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings                                           South
Puss N Boots                                                                      No Fools, No Fun
Billy Joe Shaver                                                                 Long In The Tooth
Brandy Clark                                                                      12 Stories
Drive-By Truckers                                                             English Oceans
Carolina Story                                                                    Chapter Two
Lee Ann Womack                                                              The Way I’m Livin’
Will Kimbrough                                                                 Sideshow Love
Irene Kelley                                                                        Pennsylvania Coal
Trigger Hippy                                                                    Trigger Hippy
Shakey Graves                                                                   And The War Came
Carolina Story                                                                   Chapter One
Hurray For The Riff Raff                                                Small Town Heroes
Chuck Prophet                                                                   Night Surfer
Girls Guns & Glory                                                           Good Luck
Howlin’ Brothers                                                              Trouble
Blue Highway                                                                    The Game
Amy LaVere                                                                       Runaway’s Diary
Jim Lauderdale                                                                 I’m A Song
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings                                     Give The People What They Want
Black Prairie                                                                      Fortune
Ruthie Foster                                                                     Promise Of A Brand New Day
Whiskey Myers                                                                  Early Morning Shakes
Robert Ellis                                                                        The Lights From The Chemical Plant
Suzy Bogguss                                                                     Lucky
Seth Walker                                                                        Sky Still Blue
Felice Brothers                                                                   Favorite Waitress
Ray Benson                                                                         A Little Piece
Scott Miller                                                                         Big Big World
String Cheese Incident                                                     Song In My Head
Lydia Loveless                                                                   Somewhere Else
Mingo Fishtrap                                                                  On Time
Haden Triplets                                                                  Haden Triplets
Robert Cray Band                                                             In My Soul
Mike Farris                                                                        Shine For All The People
Tommy Malone                                                                Poor Boy
Zoe Muth                                                                           World Of Strangers
Greg Trooper                                                                     Incident on Willow Street
Charlie Robison                                                                High Life
Marty Stuart                                                                      Saturday Night/Sunday Morning
Various – Inside Llewyn Davis                                       Inside Llewyn Davis
Old 97s                                                                                Most Messed Up
Chris Smither                                                                    Still On The Levee
Various – A Tribute To Born in the USA                      Dead Man’s Town
Deep Dark Woods                                                             Jubilee
Rod Picott                                                                          Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers           LIVE featuring Edie Brickell
Janiva Magness                                                                Original
Otis Gibbs                                                                          Souvenirs Of A Misspent Youth
Avett Brothers                                                                  Magpie And The Dandelion
Candi Staton                                                                     Life Happens
Blue Rodeo                                                                        In Our Nature
Dolly Parton                                                                      Blue Smoke
Head And The Heart                                                       Let’s Be Still
Peter Mulvey                                                                     Silver Ladder
John Mellencamp                                                            Plain Spoken
Laura Cantrell                                                                   No Way There From Here
Band Of Heathens                                                            Sunday Morning Record
Jim Lauderdale                                                                 Black Roses
Mary Gauthier                                                                   Trouble & Love
Hannah Aldridge                                                              Razor Wire
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John Hiatt, Patty Griffin headline Cross-County Lines

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Americana Music News — John Hiatt and Patty Griffin are headlining  the Americana Music Association’s  2nd annual Cross-County Lines festival on May 31 in Franklin, TN.

Also in the line-up: Ashley Monroe, Brandy  Clark, Parker Millsap, Joe Pug and Luther Dickinson.

It’s a 7-hour showcase for roots and Americana music in The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, just outside the offices of the Americana Music Association.

We attended last year’s kick-off Cross-County Lines event, which featured Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas and Amos Lee. The 2014 event should be just as memorable.

The music starts at 3:30 p.m. and $35 tickets are available from Ticketmaster and at the Franklin Theatre box office.

 

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Americana Music Association’s Top 100 albums

IsbellAmericana Music News – The Americana Music Association has just released its list of the Top 100 most-played albums of the year, based on airplay from November 19, 2012 through December 2, 2013.
Jason Isbell’s haunting Southeastern is at the top of the list, with  the top 10 largely occupied by Americana music’s royalty: Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale.
And then there are the surprises: the reunions of Delbert and Glen (after decades) and the Mavericks, the always-great pairing of Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison and top ten finishes by Carrie Rodriguez and Holly Williams.
“Surprises” may be the wrong word. These are all remarkable artists in the Top 10 and we’ve seen their albums dominate airplay much of the year.
The full list from the Americana Music Association:
Artist                                                               Title
1. Jason Isbell                                                      Southeastern
2. Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)   The Low Highway
3. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell           Old Yellow Moon
4. Patty Griffin                                                     American Kid
5. Mavericks                                                         Suited Up And Ready / In Time
6. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison                       Cheater’s Game
7. Delbert McClinton & Glen Clark                 Blind, Crippled & Crazy
8. Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale             Buddy and Jim
9. Carrie Rodriguez                                           Give Me All You Got
10. Holly Williams                                             The Highway
11. Richard Thompson                                      Electric
12. John Fogerty / Various Artists                 Wrote A Song For Everyone
13. Slaid Cleaves                                                 Still Fighting The War
14. Tedeschi Trucks Band                                 Made Up Mind
15. Mumford & Sons                                          Babel
16. Aoife O’Donovan                                          Fossils
17. Guy Clark                                                       My Favorite Picture Of You
18. Black Lillies                                                  Runaway Freeway Blues
19. Steeldrivers                                                  Hammer Down
20. Steve Martin And Edie Brickell               Love Has Come For You
21. Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson      Wreck & Ruin
22. Dwight Yoakam                                           3 Pears
23. Dawes                                                            Stories Don’t End
24. Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line   Carnival
25. Donna The Buffalo                                      Tonight, Tomorrow And Yesterday
26. Kacey Musgraves                                         Same Trailer Different Park
27. Son Volt                                                         Honky Tonk
28. Sarah Jarosz                                                Build Me Up From Bones
29. Civil Wars                                                    Civil Wars
30. Howlin’ Brothers                                       Howl
31. Sturgill Simpson                                        High Top Mountain
32. Ben Harper w/ Charles Musselwhite    I Don’t Believe A Word You Say
33. Mavis Staples                                             One True Vine
34. Band Of Heathens                                     Sunday Morning Record
35. Amos Lee                                                    Mountains Of Sorrow Rivers Of Song
36. Sons Of Fathers                                         Burning Days
37. Billy Bragg                                                  Tooth & Nail
38. Neko Case                                                  The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight.
39. Kim Richey                                                Thorn In My Heart
40. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors         Good Light
41. Ashley Monroe                                          Like A Rose
42. John Hiatt                                                 Mystic Pinball
43. Wayne Hancock                                       Ride
44. Various – The Music Is You                   A Tribute To John Denver
45. Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott                  Memories & Moments
46. Shooter Jennings                                     The Other Life
47. Jamey Johnson                                         Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
48. Avett Brothers                                          The Carpenter
49. Various – Let Us In Americana             The Music Of Paul McCartney
50. Amanda Shires                                         Down Fell The Doves
51. Iris DeMent                                               Sing The Delta
52. James Hunter Six                                    Minute By Minute
53. Tim Easton                                               Not Cool
54. Mark Knopfler                                         Privateering
55. Wheeler Brothers                                    Gold Boots Glitter
56. Tift Merritt                                               Traveling Alone
57. Pokey LaFarge                                         Pokey LaFarge
58. J.J. Grey And Mofro                              This River
59. Various                                                     Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
60. Chris Knight                                            Little Victories
61. Kris Kristofferson                                   Feeling Mortal
62. Jason Boland and the Stragglers        Dark & Dirty Mile
63. Milk Carton Kids                                    The Ash & Clay
64. Josh Ritter                                               The Beast In Its Tracks
65. Peter Rowan                                            The Old School
66. Marshall Chapman                                Blaze Of Glory
67. Dale Watson And His Lonestars         El Rancho Azul
68. Over the Rhine                                       Meet Me At The Edge Of The World
69. Gibson Brothers                                     They Called It Music
70. Houndmouth                                          From The Hills Above The City
71. Max Gomez                                              Rule The World
72. Time Jumpers                                         Time Jumpers
73. Wood Brothers                                        The Muse
74. Randall Bramblett                                  The Bright Spots
75. Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit            Live In Alabama
76. Willie Nelson                                           To All The Girls
77. Steep Canyon Rangers                           Tell The Ones I Love
78. Various                                                     High Cotton: A Tribute To Alabama
79. North Mississippi Allstars                    World Boogie is Coming
80. Robbie Fulks                                           Gone Away Backward
81. Shannon McNally                                   Small Town Talk
82. Mando Saenz                                          Studebaker
83. Underhill Rose                                       Something Real
84. Departed                                                 Adventus
85. Della Mae                                                This World Oft Can Be
86. Vince Gill & Paul Franklin                   Bakersfield
87. Statesboro Revue                                   Ramble On Privilege Creek
88. Will Hoge                                                Never Give In
89. Elephant Revival                                   These Changing Skies
90. Avett Brothers                                        Magpie And The Dandelion
91. Valerie June                                             Pushin’ Against A Stone
92. Gary Clark Jr.                                          Blak And Blu
93. Willie Sugarcapps                                  Willie Sugarcapps
94. Devil Makes Three                                 I’m A Stranger Here
95. Ryan Bingham                                        Tomorrowland
96. Greencards                                              Sweetheart Of The Sun
97. Buddy Guy                                               Rhythm & Blues
98. Andrew Bird                                           Hands Of Glory
99. Wild Ponies                                            Things That Used To Shine
100. Civil Wars And T-Bone Burnett       A Place At The Table Soundtrack

Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas host celebration of Americana

 AMABy Ken Paulson

As Jerry Douglas prepared to introduce an artist at the Americana’s Cross-Country Lines event at the Factory in Franklin, Tennessee tonight, he said “And next year we’ll have a festival.”

He’s right, of course. The Americana Music Association will be staging an annual festival in addition to its always impressive Americana Music Conference and Honors Awards. But given the talent we saw tonight, the festival is already here.

 The fundraiser for the Americana Music Association featured co-hosts Jerry Douglas and Alison Krauss, plus solo performances from Sarah Jarosz, Angel Snow,

Jerry Douglas

Jerry Douglas

Teddy Thompson, Amos Lee, Shawn Colvin and Gabe Dixon. It was a rich and rewarding evening, and a testament to both the growth and maturity of the Americana music genre.

Highlights were plentiful, but we were particularly struck by two covers: Jarosz’s rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Ring Them Bells” and Thompson’s stirring take on “She Thinks I Still Care,” made famous by the late George Jones. A great evening all around.

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Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas to preview “Cross County Lines”

AMAAmericana Music News — The Americana Music Association has announced plans for “Cross County Lines,” a daylong concert promoting roots and Americana music, set for the summer of 2014.

As part of its promotion of the event, the Americana Music Association is staging a concert June 1 in Franklin, Tennessee, hosted by Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas. Joining them at Liberty Hall at the Factory will be Amos Lee, Sarah Jarosz, Shawn Colvin, Angel Snow and Teddy Thompson.

Tickets will be available on Friday April 26 at the Americana Music Association site.

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New to Americana chart: Mary Chapin Carpenter, BoDeans

Americana Music News –  The first five positions in this week’s Americana Music Association radio chart remain stable, with Willie Nelson’s Heroes,  JD McPherson’s Signs and Signifiers and Paul Thorn’s What the Hell Is Goin’ On? in the top three positions.

New to the chart this week are albums by veteran performers with deep and impressive bodies of work. Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Ashes and Roses is at #37 and the BoDeans’ American Made is at #38.

Most added this week to Americana music radio: Old Crow Medecine Show’s Carry Me Back, Keller Williams and the Travelin’ McCourys’ Pick, Little Feat’s Rooster Rag, Tallest Man on Earth’s There’s No Leaving Now and the Vespers’ The Fourth Wall.

You’ll find the full Americana Music Association radio airplay chart here.

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Richard Thompson, Booker T. Jones to be honored at Americana music festival

Richard Thompson on Cayamo earlier this year.

Americana Music News Richard Thompson and Booker T. Jones will be honored with lifetime achievement awards from the Americana Music Association at its 11th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony on Sept. 12 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, the organization announced.

Jones and Thompson will be honored in the instrumentalist and songwriting categories, respectively, and will join Bonnie Raitt, previously named as honoree in the performance category.

“Booker and Richard’s artistry and influence are part of the rich tapestry of Americana,” said Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association, in a press statement. “We are thrilled they are coming to AmericanaFest; their contributions exemplify the broad reach of our community, from the common ground of folk rock to R&B born in Memphis.”

The awards event will be on opening night of the Americana Music Festival and Conference, which runs from Sept. 12 through Sept. 15.

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New to chart: John Fullbright, Brandi Carlile

Americana Music News – The top two slots in this week’s Americana Music Association radio chart hold steady, with JD McPherson’s Signs and Signifiers and Willie Nelson’s Heroes running 1-2.

New to the chart this week are John Fullbright’s From the Ground Up at #33 and Brandi Carlile’s Bear Creek at #40.

Most added this week to Americana music radio: Kin: Songs by Mary Karr and Rodney Crowell, Bear Creek,  Seth Walker’s Time Can Change, Chris Smither’s Hundred Dollar Valentine and the Honey DewDrops’ Silver Lining.

You’ll find the full Americana Music Association radio airplay chart here.

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Todd Snider’s salute to Jerry Jeff Walker enters chart

Todd Snider’s Time As We Know It, his tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker, is the top new entry on the Americana Music Association airplay chart this week, breaking in at #33. The Dunwells are the only other debut, with Blind Sighted Faith at #40.

Still at the top of the chart: Justin Townes Earles’ Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me.Top adds on Americana radio stations:  The Wandering’s Go On Now, You Can’t Stay Here, the Turnpike Troubadours’ Goodbye Normal Street (reviewed here) , the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Everybody’s Talkin’ and Sara Watkins’ Sun Midnight Sun.

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New to chart: Trampled By Turtles, Dr. John, Mastersons

Lyle Lovett remains steady at the top of the Americana Music Association  Airplay Chart with Release Me, holding off Justin Townes Earle’s Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me. It looks like a long run ahead.

New to the chart this week: Trampled by Turtles’ Stars and Satellites at #25,  Dr. John’s Locked Down at #27 and the Mastersons’ Birds Fly South at #28.

Most added this week: Nanci Griffith’s Intersection.

The Deep Dark Woods: The Place I Left Behind

By Ken Paulson

It’s too easy to compare a Canadian band to The Band, but in the case of the Deep Dark Woods, it’s also inescapable.
The sonic resemblance is most apparent on murder saga “The Ballad of Frank Dupree,” but the Deep Dark Woods also mine The Band’s terrain of days long past, regrets and remembrances.
Listening to The Place I Left Behind is like stumbling across the scrapbook of a family in which things haven’t worked out so well. Haunting and sad ballads prevail, and they’re stirring.
Yet for all the melancholia, there are striking sounds and musicianship throughout the deftly-produced album, most notably on the title song, “Westside Street” and “Dear John.”
American audiences are catching on to this talented Saskatchewan band, on this, their fourth album. The U.S. release of The Place I Left Behind on Sugar Hill Records is in the top 20 of the Americana Music Association’s airplay chart, with almost 1,200 spins to date.
The Deep Dark Woods have a bright future.

Guy Clark tribute, Charlie Faye, Imelda May enter Americana charts

The Americana Music Association Radio Chart is back after a month-long hiatus, and Ryan Adams’ Ashes & Fire (PAX-AM/Capitol) remains at the top. Taking the holidays off is an odd call for an association promoting a genre that still needs to build its brand and visibility. And it’s not as though all those Americana stations just played Christmas music over the past month.

On to 2012: The outstanding Guy Clark tribute This One’s For Him debuts at number six on the chart, with 16 new stations adding it in the last week. The double-CD set features classic material by some of Americana music’s most prominent artists (Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker among them). Expect a long chart run.

Other chart debuts: Charlie Faye’s Travels with Charlie (Wine & Nut) enters the chart at #22, Danny Barnes’ Rocket (ATO) comes in at  #33 and Imelda May’s Mayhem (Decca) is at #35.

After the Guy Clark project, these albums were the most added: The Little Willies’ For the Good Times (Milking Bull/EMI), Reckless Kelly’s Good Luck and True Love (No Big Deal Records) and Orbo and the Longshots’ Prairie Sun (Blue Mood.)

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Rounder, New West, Lost Highway top Americana labels

Among the joys of Americana music is the range of artists and labels. Indie labels often break through, leading to dark horses and pleasant surprises.

Yet this year’s Americana Music Association list of the top 100 albums from November 16, 2010 through November 14, 2011, serves as a reminder that the bigger labels still play a major role.

An analysis of both the number of charting albums and their relative position in the charts suggests that five labels are dominant, accounting for the top six releases of the year and more than a quarter of all charting albums:

1.Rounder is the top player in Americana music radio. The label placed a total of nine albums in the top 100, including two in the top 20 and 6 in the top 25, including Alison Krauss and Union Station’s Paper Airplane (4), Gregg Allman’s Low Country Blues (6) the Jayhawks’ Mocking Bird Time (12), Robert Plant’s Band of Joy (17) Abigail Washburn’s City of Refuge (24) and Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers’ Rare Bird Alert (25)

2. New West had six albums on the Americana music charts, with two in the top 10 and three in the top 20. They include Steve Earle’s I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (3), John Hiatt’s Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (8), Buddy Miller’s Majestic Silver Strings (13) and the Old 97s’ The  Grand Theatre (30.)

3. Lost Highway had four  albums on the Americana chart, including the top two slots, Hayes Carll’s KMAG YO-YO and Lucinda Williams’ Blessed. Their other charting albums were Robert Earl Keen’s Ready for Confetti (19) and 19 and Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses’ Junky Star (40.)

4. Nonesuch was the fourth most influential label, with five albums in the top 100, including Emmylou Harris’ Hard Bargain (5) and Wanda Jackson’s Party Ain’t Over (Third Man/ Nonesuch) at 23.

5.Sugar Hill also fared well in the annual chart with five albums, including Sarah Jarosz’s Follow Me Down (20) and Kasey Chamber’s Little Bird (31)

Hayes Carll tops 2011 Americana music airplay chart

The Americana Music Association has just released its list of the 100 most-played Americana music albums, with Hayes Carll’s KMAG YOYO in the top slot.
Their top 20:
1) Hayes Carll, KMAG YOYO / Lost Highway
2) Lucinda Williams, Blessed / Lost Highway
3) Steve Earle, I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive / New West
4) Alison Krauss & Union Station, Paper Airplane / Rounder
5) Emmylou Harris, Hard Bargain / Nonesuch
6) Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues / Rounder
7) Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Here We Rest / Lightning Rod
8. John Hiatt, Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns / New West
9) Decemberists, The King Is Dead / Capitol
10) Band of Heathens, Top Hat Crowns and the Clapmaster’s Son / BOH Records
The AMA offers a full list of the top 100 albums of the past year here, but be forewarned that you’ll need to search for the link and the download will be straight out of your accountant’s office.

Jonell Mosser breaks into Americana music chart

Jonell Mosser, one of our favorites, breaks into the Americana Music Association chart at #38 this week with “Fortunes Lost, Fortunes Told,” As we noted in our review of the album, Jonell is a stirring and soulful singer who has never had the break she deserves. Maybe that’s changing.

With the Jayhawks still at #1 with “Mocking Bird Time,” the only new entry in the top ten is Will Hoge’s “Number Seven” at #9.

Also new to the chart: The self-titled album from Whitehorse at #36 and Lera Lynn’s “Have You Met Lera Lynn?” at #39.